Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a construction contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with Elford, Inc., for the Fire Station 36 project, in the amount of $21,822,500.00.
The scope of this project includes the construction of a new 4-bay Fire Station Building (30,365 s.f.) located at 5785 Central College Road, New
Albany, Ohio 43054 (City of Columbus boundaries), consisting of a first floor, partial basement, equipment platform and mezzanine, tornado shelter, along with associated sitework and infrastructure.
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Of the 537 vendors solicited, 201 were Minority-owned, 2 were Veteran-owned, 327 were Small Business-owned, and 119 were Women-owned.
The Director of Finance and Management publicly opened two (2) bids on June 13, 2024. One (1) bidder held Minority-designated status.
1. Elford, Inc. $21,822,500.00
2. Smoot Construction Company $17,229,959.00 (MBE)
*Smoot Construction Company was disqualified for listing a licensed trade subcontractor that was not pre-qualified at the time of bid. The award to Elford, Inc. was approved by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Director of Finance and Management.
Elford’s bid was deemed the lowest, best, most responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $21,822,500.00. Their DAX Vendor Account No. is 6059 (expires 12/28/25, Majority-designated).
3. SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION: The ODI-assigned goal for this project is 25%. Elford, Inc. proposed using the following subcontractors to meet 1.8% of this goal.
Company Name City/State ODI Designation
Garcia Surveyors Columbus/OH MBE
Got 2 Go Portable Sanitation Columbus/OH ...
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